Opening Prayer Triune God, You created out of relationship and created us to be in relationship: with You, with others, and with all of creation. When we fail to care…
Acts Reading Acts 20:17-38 Common English Bible (CEB) From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus calling for the church’s elders to meet him. When they arrived, he said to…
Opening Prayer O God, open our hearts to your power moving in and around us and between us and within us, until your glory is revealed in our love of…
Call to Worship – from Psalm 8 L: Who are we, O God, that you draw near when we call? P: Your faithful people call your name. L: Who are…
Gospel Reading Mark 6:30-44 (The Message) The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted…
Call to Worship L: To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest, P: the Holy Spirit is given. L: To all who mourn and long for comfort, P: the…
Opening Prayer Christ Jesus, we stand in your presence, remembering your amazing welcome of all who are lost and fallen. Sometimes, we feel as if we too belong in this…
Opening Prayer God of the vineyard, plant your passion for justice and righteousness in the soil of our lives; prune our thirst for bloodshed and strife from the wild growth…
Opening Prayer Mighty God, dress us for action in a world that needs us to care. You promise that if we turn from our selfish ways, we shall eat of…